A fuzzy logic based MPPT for 1MW standalone solar power plant

摘要

Solar energy as clean, green and renewable energy is one of the most used resource of energy, but the capture of this energy is subjected to many losses. To overcome the losses in a solar power plant it is imperial to understand principal elements which constitute a solar power plant. In this paper, discussion of various problems affecting the efficiency of photovoltaic solar panels has been done, in addition some techniques for boosting the efficiency are proposed. In the interest of reducing pollution and promoting green energy, this paper designs a possible 1MW standalone solar power plant. In order to overcome the losses in solar photovoltaic system, a proposed solution for MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) with an application of a Fuzzy Logic Controller to determine automatically the suitable duty cycle for a buck boost converter has been opted. The simulation is done using MATLAB/Simulink R2016a. This is a case study for feeding Frontier mining camp in D.R. Congo/Africa.